Re: why are caterpillars insects when insects are subpost to only have six legs

Good question! In insects with complete metamorphosis, the caterpillar 
are 
the babies of insects so they are not the mature stage.  The insects that 
caterpillars become do have six legs. All caterpillars go first into the 
pupae stage . In that stage they don't even have legs! Most caterpillars are 
young moths or butterflys so you don't even see butterfly wings at the 
caterpillar stage either. In complete metamorphosis, the adult insect is 
completely different than the younger stage.